I will admit, I do enjoy the occasional motorcycle. It doesn't always have to be about speed and power, as I was drooling over the Honda Grom not too long ago, but sometimes going a bit mad in the engine department is just what's needed. It comes as no surprise, then, that KTM's new 1290 Super Duke R has got me doing figurative cartwheels around my keyboard. The crew at Ride Apart was able to dig up the details on what is now the most powerful production naked bike in the world. Minimal body cladding, tons of attitude and presence, and tons of power - I'm already sold on this thing.

I won't mess around here; the 1290 Super Duke R has 180 hp and will get from 0-124 mph in 7.2 seconds. One hundred and eightyhorses, from a 1,301 cc V-twin, in a bike that has a dry weight of just 416 pounds. It's no wonder where the speed comes from, but don't fret, the Super Duke R has the safety and tech to balance out all the exhilaration. It comes with Brembo M50 calipers and 320 mm discs with ABS, and has a trick ride-by-wire traction control system. This system can be adjusted between "Sport", "Rain," and a nifty "Supermoto" mode, which disables the rear ABS and allows the rider to have some tail-out fun in the bends.